In 1992, then reigning Mexican National Tag Team Champions Los Destructores, left CMLL and doing so taking the championship with them to AAA.[1][2] The championship was defended in AAA from 1992 until 2007,[3] and subsequently only defended twice more on the independent circuit before becoming dormant.[4][a]La Parka, one half of the last recognized championship team, died on January 11, 2020. A couple of weeks later CMLL officially announced that they had regained control of the Mexican National Tag Team Championship and would be holding a tournament for the championship in February and March.[6] During CMLL's February 19 Informa, they announced that the first block of the tournament would take place on the February 28 Super Viernes show.[7]
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^Duncan & Will (2000) p. 396 "Destructores [2] 1991/12/17 Mexico City Defeat Los Brazos in rematch."
^Duncan & Will (2000) p. 396 "Misterioso & Volador 1992/03/08 Mexico City"
^"¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros?" [Will AAA stop recognizing third-party championships?]. Super Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 22, 2009.
^"Wrestling In Ciudad del Carmen". CageMatch. March 14, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^"Mexican National Tag Team Championship >> 20.06.2003-xx.xx.2014: Octagon & La Parka". Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^Dark Angelita (February 12, 2020). "CMLL: "Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2020" Conferencia de prensa- Sangre Chicana, homenajeado" [CMLL "Homage to Two Legends 2020" press conference - Sangre Chicana honored]. Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h iConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (February 19, 2020). "Van por el Nacional de Parejas" [They will go for the national pairs] (in Spanish). Facebook. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g hRueda, Yael (February 29, 2020). "Con la intervención de Felino, Carístico y Forastero ganaron". Esto Enlinea (in Spanish). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h"Carístico y Forastero se llevan el Torneo Nacional Increíble de Parejas". Marca (in Spanish). February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g hRosas Plata, Arturo (February 29, 2020). "¡Felino va de metiche!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h"Con todo y Kemonito, Carístico le da la victoria a los técnicos sobre Último Guerrero". Marca Claro (in Spanish). March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g hNavarro, Iván (March 7, 2020). "Atlantis Jr. y Flyer van a la final, en busca de los campeonatos nacionales de parejas". PubliMetro (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g hLizarranga, Alfonso (March 7, 2020). "Flyer y Atlantis Jr. por los Campeonatos de Nacionales de Parejas". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ a bMartinez Lopes, Uriel (March 14, 2020). "Atlantis Jr. y Flyer conquistan los campeonatos de parejas" [Atlantis Jr. and Flyer win the tag team championship]. TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^Cano, Saul (February 29, 2020). "CARÍSTICO Y FORASTERO, CAMPEONES DEL TORNEO INCREÍBLE DE PAREJAS DEL CMLL". Record (in Spanish). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^Martinez Lopez, Uriel (February 29, 2020). "Carístico y Forastero ganana el torneo increibles de parejas". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved March 1, 2020.